Tick, Tick...BOOM!
June 18-27, 2027
Written by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Madison Ray
About the show
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Cast: 2m, 1w
Genre: Musical
Setting: New York City
An aspiring composer questions his life choices on the eve of his thirtieth birthday in Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical.
Before the revolutionary rock musical Rent, Jonathan Larson had another story to tell... his own. Tick, Tick ... BOOM is a three-chapter pop rock musical about facing crossroads in life and holding on to your dreams that was first produced off Broadway in 2001. It tells the story of young Jonathan, a promising young composer on the eve of his 30th birthday. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (tick); his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue (tick); and he's still waiting tables and trying to write the great American musical before time, and life, passes him by (BOOM).
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performances
Audio Described and ASL- interpreted Public Performance :
Sunday, June 20 at 2:00 PM
For more information visit: https://www.desmoinesperformingarts.org/whats-on/calendar?Accessibility=ASL+Signed+Performance
MEDIA ON THE MUSICAL
"Larson's gift for brilliant lyrics and driving music is clear in each of the score's 12 winning songs."
– Chicago Sun Times
"Searingly honest, frank, and unabashedly personal."
– Chicago Tribune
Cast & Creative team
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